Closing Date: 31st May 2026
Interviews will take place week commencing 15th June 2026
Full details of the role can be found in the attached Candidate Brief.
As Chief Operating Officer (COO) you will be responsible for providing strategic leadership to Homes England’s enabling functions. You will embrace and role model the values and behaviours as a leader and colleague across the Agency more widely. Working closely with our Chief Executive Officer and the rest of the Corporate Leadership Team (CLT), your input will be critical to the success of the Agency’s mission and government’s housing priorities. As Chief Operating Officer you will provide leadership across people, digital, change, performance, estates, legal, commercial and business services, enabling effective decision making, organisational resilience and value for money, while supporting the Chief Executive and Board.
About the role...
As Chief Operating Officer you will provide strategic leadership of the Chief Operating Office, aligning individual expert contributions toward a shared vision, and leveraging diverse skills for collective problem-solving. Ensuring high quality, efficient and resilient enabling and corporate services that support delivery of Homes England’s mission.
* You will be a core member of the CLT, contributing to corporate strategy, organisational performance, and long-term sustainability.
* You will lead organisational planning, performance management and assurance, ensuring robust governance frameworks and operational processes and structures which enable the agency to operate within its Risk Appetite.
* As COO you will lead the design and delivery of strategic change, ensuring the organisation can deliver on its mission and strategy through optimal alignment of its people, systems and processes.
* Our COO will oversee financial management, budgeting and financial control of the Directorate and change budgets to ensure public funds are used responsibly and deliver value for money.
* You will lead the people agenda, including workforce strategy, organisational design, culture, leadership capability and employee engagement.
* You will provide executive sponsorship for digital, data and systems transformation to improve efficiency, insight and user experience, and minimise cyber and operational risk.
* As COO you will ensure Homes England meets its statutory, regulatory and assurance obligations, including audit, compliance and transparency requirements.
* You will maintain strong relationships with sponsor departments, regulators and key partners, representing Homes England with credibility and authority.
This role is also key in promoting continuous improvement, innovation and collaboration across corporate services and the wider organisation.
About you...
As Chief Operating Officer you will be an experienced senior leader with significant experience at executive or board level within a complex organisation.
You will be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of corporate services, including performance, people, digital, commercial and governance functions.
You will possess a strong understanding of corporate services, including performance, people, digital, commercial and governance functions.
Your demonstrable experience of leading large-scale complex organisational change and transformation will be key.
You will bring a proven ability to operate effectively within public sector governance, assurance and accountability frameworks.
This role will require strong financial acumen, with experience overseeing budgets, financial planning and value for money decisions.
Success in this role will require excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility with senior stakeholders.
What we offer...
As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you.
Membership of the Homes and Communities Agency Pension Scheme, which is a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency.
If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, a wide range of healthcare plans, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names.
Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future.
If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go.
Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/ home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way.
We’re a diverse team of more than 1,000 professionals spanning 17 professions, helping Homes England to be effective, efficient and deliver for communities.
Our people remain at the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to building an Agency that not only reflects the diverse communities we serve, but also champions inclusion in how we shape homes and places across the country. For more information about our EDI strategy please see Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Report 2024 to 2025 — Second Edition - GOV.UK
You will be required to have the Right to Work in the UK and Homes England do not offer visa sponsorship. If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your Right to Work in the UK at this stage.
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